The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-25 00:00:00

NA.lt: Day. MARK -LANE. Th e 8 414 of home-grown wheat received fresh up to our raarke to-day W as e t was very mod era t e . Th e t ra d e , h owever, selectedaw both for r e d an d wh i te qualities; nevertheless, parcels changed bands at fully Monday's currency. a raou Wit h foreig n wheat the market was well supplied. The nt of busiuess transacted was very moderate, yet prices of vl descriptions ruled firm laatiag c argoes of gr a i n move d o ff s l ow l y a t l a t e ra t es. „ T nod here was a moderate supply of barley on the stands. ... and fine malting qualities ruled firm at extreme rates, other wise the b ar l ey trade was quiet at late rates. i ‘ lalt ch anged hands t o a li m i te d extent at previous quo- tations. .._ _ .. The , „ ; 811 1 3 1) , Y of oats on sale was tolerably large. Mosl descriptions were in fair average request at full currencies, 7.r efin s an peas raet a slow sale at late rates. '4.rie flouryrade was quiet on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEER.. P z i lo , Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oats. Flour. TI -- ...... 95J 370 870 1,570 340 },107. ........ .500 ei gn ...... 5,610 3,620 3,630 50 sks 3,100 brls NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The these markets of town an d coun t ry kill e d me t on sa l e at • is moderate. Generally speaking, the trade to quiet at about stationary prices. Per 81b. by the carcase. Irik d dri or beef 210 3 2 d 0.4 3 10 ~liddliag " 3 Hoe large do. 4 0 4 2 lie. Small do 44 4 6 Larg e I Pork 36 4 4 -41trior mutton " . 3 4 3 10 dela Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do . 4 6 4 10 Veal .. 3 8 4 8 Small pork ~ .. 4 6 4 10 Lamb .. 0 0 0 0 UGH HOP. T he trad e for all BOR O descriptions of hops continues very firm, Aso% .0 , A 'or h ome-grown and foreign produce there i s a s t ea d y 41 u) and previous quotations are well supported. er cwt. N ew Alid and East Kent I\,,ev? Weald o f K en t Ne w Sussex COLONIAL. few business has remained rather inactive, and th e s„ ea ungs entered into have been at about previous rates. fr0„„;' -01, --The market has shown little or no recovery 648 7 t,he late depression, and West India descriptions barely a n former prices. In the refined market lower rates accourrent for inferior and common goods. tati oh l ' 3 "R , —Ther e has been a good demand for both plan ~th,,ar'd native Ceyl o n, whi c h h as rea li se d f a ll ra t es . Pric e - ,. a eseriptions have been in moderate request, at steady Pric e , Ts - The demand has been moderately active, and T A in most instances have been well supported. for 17, ° t , L °W.—Business h as b een i nac ti ve , an d quotations 4 1. ~C . oPres n ent ad forward deliver are a sha lower. n the spot is marked 40s 3d, and January de to March some Pe r etvt v t t , • FRUlT.—Demand continues good, the arrival of th c argoes of oranges from the Azores giving a stimulus e trad e, some parcels of which, sold by Keeling and or an 10 , 11 ! a t public sa l e , b roug ht hi g h p r i ces . S ev ill e , Chi na Ilap,, °es l as well as Oporto and Sicily, are to market, and Sp it . al4 steady sale. Lemons with o ut alter a ti on . Bl ac k 44.1 14 " 18 , outs in request. Barcelona in moderate demand. er la grapes lower in price. WrONLY MARKET ANY) tI OMM.SILCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. - W that the official rate of discount has been to "cred the general money market, as was prog enBticated in thes e co l umns th e other day, is as% of do or An appearance of firmness. The rates out b e "Ors are fractionally higher than th e y h ave 6 6 . 4 the last f ew p rece di ng d ays , 6 i per cent. 6. the the ch arge f or t h e b est three months ' bills. ti P h blie who had held their securities in reserve t h " 4ti c i pation of the movement are now bri ng i ng it s to forward, and the market therefore presents ti c) W° ated app earance o f act i v it y. Li tt l e expects fa:lth' h owever, seems to be entertained respecting al e c oncessions concessions for some time, as the reduction of ;Ade yesterday i n the m i n i mum o f the Bank . zan ee will further tend to lower the Contr.- t' ta ill4 e xchanges and cause a greater demand for aP r ecious m e tals at Paris. The public have th e ' b ed to the New Egyptian loan, and a n - 0 I zonetary assistance required by the C e rtski ege l a t e l y b roug ht f orwar d , an d expected loans for foreign Governments p ll l largely assist to lessen the present abundance ci f capital. The rise in the price of cotton Ni ill also t eed to occasion an enquiry for accommodation be -3'ond the ordinary requirements. The bullion operations a t th e B an k yesterday e°t eprised an influx of £27,000 in bar gold, and the Ivithdrawal of £75,000 sovereigns for Alexandria. T he Bank of E ng l an d re t ain f or the past week T th ery _ conclusively demonstrat es th e goo d f oun d at i on a t existed for the belief that the directors would Be e lpelled to l ow er their rate of dis c o u nt, i n con ta-cltlence of the satisfactory alterations that h a d CC en place. Th e b u lli on an d res er ve o f no t es are p a T i l h loch higher than for a very considerable time • Subjoined is our usual analysis : Active Circulation £19,564,855 BuIIDII .. 629,530 131694 n Increase .„ 14, .. 278, , 739 -est *. ** 3,318,095 Increase 8,059 • . Public Deposits 5 518 860 , , Increase .. e• •• es 376,492 ether Deposits.. 14,358,521 Decrease 67,713 "N'en Day and other Bills .. .. 555,712 0 Decrease .. 403 °Yennent Securities 10 , 374 , 542 Other S ecurities .. No alte 18 407 ,713,rati on. 18T f Decrease .. 591,834 ° -e.,8 Unemployed .. 8,489,385 The I ncrease • • • • • • • . 917,530 p osi : anprovement that has taken place in the t et 'toe of the Bank of France, as exhibited by the tc r : l , 4l for the past week, is a l so e xt reme ly sa ti s f ac - T r /i The bullion has increased £973,400; the li kv ilBh r3 7 balances £173,400; while the Discounts tia t i e decreased £832,000 ; th e a d vances on s t oc k s Bha res £72,000; and the notes in circulation e Q 4 ,,,t the forthcoming meeting of the Hudson Bay 8 9 , y, on Monday next, interest at the rate of T p k e r share will be recommended. r ePort of the directors of the Clerical, Medi • ta t ; a nd General Life Assurance Society for presen stiti" at the next ann ua l mee ti ng o f shareholders sir ea that during the past year the new policies sle dt27 i Iv e : 4 , 40 . The annual premiums payable thereon ttl a t „, ' 8,7 56. These items were all in excess of le, — Of the previous year. The income, after allow tte'bthe abatement on such of the premiums f )ph i le been reduced by was bonus, £201,850, o. a tic i e u £140,599 was derived from premiums, Ci e 61,251 from interest on Investments. *:l; 'll s :,,hy death were paid to the amount of te a - " 13 . The substantial benefits that have lar k e n -64r ilY accompanied the distribution of this the 8441 , must have been materially enhanced by the sea sonable promptitude of payment, it being tie d Pra ctice of the society to settle c l a i ms at the pills" t hirty days after proof of death. The sur. sed ine ortle, after the liquidation of the fo rego in g p er h " ether demands, was £60,136, or about 30 faed eeh t• of the total receipts ; and the assurance 4 6 hi ter the additi on o f thi s sum , amoun t e d t o Pre„,. co 0 , being more than ten years' income from a4l li t , • a• lit ti r thg the l as t f ew d a y s th ere h as b een very de: l ,.. hr iiniatio n in the Foreign and Colonial Pro. r (tia,: l , 4r kets. Sugars have been on very limited qr at, in some i ns t ances , re d uce d rates . N full , however, has continued in great demand at je r i P „ rie est and a m o d era t e b us i ness h as b een d one aed t`tle,,at about f ormer quotat i ons. I n fru i t, spices, Vai tte : . lo W there has been no material alteration in Two O'CLOCK. Te l j t i' "ris, this d a y, accor di ng to M r. R euter ' s 0 0. e 1 803 , the 3 per cent. French Rentes were 65 heavy. 4 10 _ trk •Y to the day there was more firmness in . the 140, t 1 for the English funds, and Console ims tut af e ; ' ti; but on numerous sales, chiefly of a_spe tellt`'ve character, a reaction amounting to per hiv e 1,11451 occurred. The quotations for transfer 6 , 576 91 4 ; for the account, less the dividend, '4 4 e 9 Ai. an d 89' ; - ; The market is extremely dull. kti — L e w Threes The Reduced Annuities are 88i 23 i per Cents., 72 ; June Exchequer Bills, et+rit - a .; In dia 5 per Cents., 106 k ; Educed 4 per 89 ; ditto 51 per Cents., 110 ; Debentures tri ' ;Ind Bonds, ss. 44 0i 4 E'l3reign Market th ere i s on ly a mo derate etial azid prices are rather heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents„ 1862, are 71; 72 ; do. Consolides, 478 Mexican, 291 b ; do. New, 274 ; Greek, 23 1; Spanish Passive, 311 ; do, Certificates, 138 ; Portuguese, 478, 481; the Confederate Loan, 61 62; and the New Egyptian Loan, 8 g prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and prices have in some in stances exhibited less firmness. Metropolitan have receded £1 ; Great Northern A Stock, £1; North Western, 10s.; and Great Eastern, 55.; Great Wes tern and South Eastern, however, have each ima proved ss. Tlie Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue inactive at about former prices. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are in some in stances rather flatter. London and County are dealt in at 79; London Joint Stock, at 49; Conso lidated Bank, at 111; Discount Corporation, at 14f ; Hudson Bay Comp -try, at 16f 17; and Na tional Financial, at 64 The Debenture Certifi cates of the New Issue, viz., £2,800,000, of the Atlantic and Great 'Western Railway are quoted 1 to 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Dec 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent gew 21 per Cent. Jau. 1891 72 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1883 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2O/ Mhroh. Juno. &chequer Bills, 11,000, 4 & 31 per Cent. 1)0 £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 54 per Ct. Do Account, 5 diB INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1570 .... Do Account — Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1588 — Do Certificates Do 1 pet Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Do 41 pet Cent. — Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent . . 89 Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. D© 5f per Cent., May, 1879 z° .. 110 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 ... 971 Du Bonds X,1,000 5 Do !nide'. 11,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent.. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account.... ,hilian 6 per Cent. — Do 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Gent Cuba, 6 per Cent, - Di) 5 per Cent, 1864 Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 dquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. — Egyptian 7 per Cent 951 5 Do, Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Graek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons — Do Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 ....... [Wiwi 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 71/ Stexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do Scrip, £43 paid.... Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis x d tloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada .. — Do 2 per Cent. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ... .--- Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, .62,'3 — Do Account Russian 5 per Cent 1822, X St. — Do 4} per Cent., 1850 — Do 1860 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 , Do 5 per Cent, 1862 B7 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £65 paid Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account — Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent .. Do Scrip, £6O paid — Pm rurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account 1)o 6 per Cent. 1868 Do Account 72 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account .. 72 1i Do £lOO Bonds 721 ki Q"""*. Do 1863 . . Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... — Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Do Account 4Bl 9 Do 6 p Cent,, 1864 .. 40 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do 4 per Cent. Certificates -. French Rentes, 3 per Cent Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — I IDo Account 641 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex, 25f — TWO 0 O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l k Do Account SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Nov. 25.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FLAMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—Alexandria, from Bremen, with loss of bulwarks, stancheone, and other damage. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Friday Morning. A fire broke out in the Dockyard, Devonport, last night, and was extinguished about 1 this morning, after consum ing propel ty to the value of £5OO. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 24. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. :Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Earle and Mr Justice Keating.) DOGGATT V. CATTARNS.- OUTDOOR BETTING. The facts of the case were these : —The defendant was in the habit of standing at a certain spot in Hyde Park, ex hibiting a list containing the names of horses which were about to run, and making bets, he taking the odds against the horses. He exhibited also a card containing these words—" Bets stand on the day of the race, scratched or not." The plaintiff went to the defendant, took the odds of 6 to 1 against Flytrap for the Witham Handicap, and depo sited with the defendant £5 10s. It turned out that the horse had been scratched four hours before the bet was made, and the plaintiff demanded back his £5 10s, but not getting it hot ued for the amount in the Sheriffs' Court. At the trial a verdict was entered for the defendant, subject to the opinion of this Court--and to-day the question was whether a rule should be made absolute to enter a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr Talfourd Salter appeared to show came, and Mr Ycatman to support the rule. It was stated that the Act for the Suppression of Betting houses, the 16th and 17th Viet., cap. 119, enacted that no "house, office, room, or other place" should be used for betting; and that any money betted there might be reco vered in any competent court as money had and received for the use of the person depositing it. The counsel for the defendant contended that as his client stool in the open air he was n within the statute. Another point alluded to was that according to the zules of the turf a bet made after a horse was scratched must be taken as off; and that the rule of law was to the same Effect, that as no risk whatever had been incurred by the defendant he was not entitled to retain the plaintiff's money. This point, however, it was contended, was not open to the plaintiff, the point as to the construction of the Betting-houses Act having alone been reserved. The Lord Chief Justice said that the mischief was ex actly the same whether the party carrying on betting stood under the shelter of a roof or only under an oak tree. What could Le the difference whether the defendant stood in the open air to bet or under a canvass booth ? The Court thought that there was no difference; that the defendant was within the Act which bad been referred to; and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover back his £5 10s. Rule absolute to enter a verdict for the plaintiff. LORD PALM ERSTON.—The _Liverpool Mercury says—" It is said that Lord Palmerston cherished a wish to retain the Premiership until the completion of his 80th year, and that, having accomplished this object of his desire, he will, at the let urination of the present Parliament, tetire from active dillee, retaining a seat in the Cabinet without office, as the late Marquis of Lansdowne did for some time." BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business don 100 itlantio &St Lawrenc. all 59 61 st tom.,Baroda&.Cent , 102/ 3t 103 ( Gu. 5 per cent.. . 20 Do. E. Shares. zOi .Itillalo and Lake Hurm all 5} 51 10 Do. Preference ~ all 82 9* 100 1 3uffalo,Brant,&G odriol 0 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187 100 Do. do. July 1, 18'i iOu 100 )o. do. June 1, 18: 100 st ;'leutta.&S.Eastn.(Lin 100 94 93 at 'apeTown & Dock Sc. 100 8) 00 100 Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf lall stook s.:tistn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 103 105 stook lt:ast Indian. rm. sp. c 100 104 P 5 105 91 20 Do. do. J Ext 5 stook [;lrand Trunk 01 Canal, 100 19/ 201 1.0 Do. Equip. Mort. I3or ds 1 charge 6 per cent all 90 92 100 Do. Ist t'rel. Bonds.. all 70 73 721 100 Do. do. deferred all 60 82 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 64 66 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 55 67 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... all 53 55 100 Do. do. deferred... ... all 96 50 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoc.— all 29 31 31 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 27 29 stook ..R.lndiarenln.gua.sP.c i OO IC3I 104' 20 Do. Gni. 5 per cent.. 12 pr #p 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 4 pr 0p 21 stook It. South.of India (Li' guaranteed 5 per cent too 100 101 stock Do. per cent..... 100 stock Do sot 4t.W. cl Canada Share: all 9} 91 20e Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 91 t 3 100 )o. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. . all 81 63 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I d ;took Aladras. guar., sp. o. 100 101 103 103 stook Do. 14 p. o. Extension 100 94 CO ;took Dc.** d 0........ 100 88 90 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 mock tlelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bncit 100 50 & Hobson't Bay. all 9 Cl $0 Niewßrunswiok & Canch Class A and B. all 2 1 N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pt bdt 100 80 63 itook Soinde (101 1001 1011 stock 0 )0. Delhi lOO 100 i 1014 20 Do. do z id kP sr Do. Punjaub 1 0 1011 102 k Itoik Do.lndus.St.Flo‘) 000 95 97 stook stook stock stock stook stook stook 20 stock itool stool stook MEN THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, riOVEMBE.R, 25, 1864. s 100 100 100 100 87 SG 131 132 6 7 33 25 16 17 90 92 107 109 48 49 61 7i :36 138 156 157 1:-,0 l 3 2 91 93 781 79 67 69 63 61 4i 46 100 lu2 1174 :18 81 83 10 , IC6 39 41 1204 121 97 19 66 664 12) 221 i3si 081 108 110 65 66 25 '7 115 116 73 74 1 44 1054 38 39 32 33 9 10 123 126 8) 81 106 11 131- 138 60 62 40 42 854 mil 8 9 157 160 36 46 11,) 112 38 40 4EI } 155 4 77j 8i 67i 59 , 51 5 1c0& 1161 123 101 20 M 981 8 67 64 120 lfli 2 . 6; 137/ 1141$ , 72f 3i 2 101 i ni sq E 8 5/ 104 AP Northampton .......... 4 Croxton Park.......... M Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Yolk Spring Salisbury Manchester Ascot ...... 1 7 ; Newmarket July ...... Ju 4 Nuttingham .......... 18 Reading AV GIU Egham Oxford ............ 17 York Plymouth .... 21 Leicester SEPTE 7 Doncaster Richmond ... ........ 19 Om Newmarket Second O c t. 9 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CHERTSEY RACES-THIS DAY. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH WOBURN PARK PLATE. ___. _ ___ __ Don Sir Bobby ... 2 Smite Ten ran. Won by a length easily. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. FEBRUARY. Lincoln spring ........ 21 I Nottingham Spring .... 28 111Aucri. Derby Spring ...... 2 \Varwicl: Spring Liverpool Spring .... 7 Chelmsford Spring Shrewsbury Spring . 9 Newmarket Cri.ven l7 Durham Bath Epsom . 3O 1 Alexandra Park.. j Newton LY. Good wood. Lichfie'd Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer .. 30 Weymouth POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGJI-STREET. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SHOP WOMAN IN REGENT• STREET.—Annie Alexander, a good-looking young woman, lately shopwoman in the employ of Mr Frederick Wootton Isaacson (trading under the name of Madame Louise) silk manufacturer and laceman, No. 170, Regent-street, was charged before Mr Knox with stealing 150 yards of silk, some lace handkerchiefs, seven imitation pearl necklaces, some bracelets, and a quantity of other property belonging to Mr Isaacson, and of the value of above £BO. Mr Isaacson said he carried on business at 170, Regent street, as a laceman and silk manufacturer, trading in the name of his wife, Madame Louise. The prisoner had been in his employ for five months as an improver, and left on Tuesday last. In consequence of information he received, he went yesterday to No. 9, Alfred-street, Tottenham court-road, accompanied by Police -constable 82 C, and saw the prisoner, who was lodging there. He told he had called respecting some property he had missed, and which he felt confident she either then had or had had in her possession, The prisoner denied having any of his property, and he then showed her an article of jewellery which she had given to a Miss Godding, a friend of hers, telling her at the same time that Miss Godding had stated that she had received it from her. The prisoner denied doing so. and he then searched her boxes, and found a large quantity of his property in them— consisting of silk, lace, jewellery, &0., of the value of £B2 cost price. Seeing a large b..a in the room, he asked the prisoner whether it belonged to her, and she said it did not, but to her landlady ; but on its being opened he found some more of his property in it. The prisoner asked to b 3 forgiven, but he told her it was impossible, having been robbed of such a largo amount of property during the last few years, and that he felt bound to make the charge. He was disposed to think the prisoner had yielded to tempta tion, and, therefore, hoped she might be dealt with in that court. Mr Knox said he could not do so. -He would remand the prisoner for a week, and in the meantime Mr Isaacson could see if there was any other property missing. • The prisoner (crying) appealed to Mr Isaacson for for giveness. Philip Shrives, 82 C, corroborated Mr Isaacson. The prisoner said Mr Isaacson promised to forgive her if she told him where all the property was. Mr. Knox asked the nonstab:e whether that was the case. Shrives said at first Mr Isaacson said he would, but on the prisoner denying that she had any of his property he refused to do so. The prisoner again appealed to ar Isaacson for for giveness. Mr Knox remanded the prisoner for a week, THAMES. STEALING FOWLS.—John Dixon, a master chimney sweeper, eged 54, Luke Dixon, 21, and Matthew Dixon, 15, Lis sons; George Hatchman, 15, Richard Rudd, 13, Henry Newton, 13, and Patrick Lyons, 13, were brought before Mr Partridge, charged with stealing seven fowls from a henhouse on the premises of Mr Charles Parsons, dust con tractor of Lower Shadwell. It appeared that a great many fowls had been recently stolen from the premises of the prosecutor, and that other persons in Shadwell had been sufferers and lost their fowls. A gang of ,urchins, allowed by their parents to run wild about the streets, had been robbing the henroosts. Mr Thomas Ward, foreman to Mr Parsons, missed seven fowls on Monday morning. A boy named Black, an accomplice, who was allowed to give evidence against the prisoners, criminated the whole of them. The four boys Hatchman, Rudd, Newton, and Lyons, and himself "had a game," as it was termed, with Mr Parson's fowls. They took the tiles off the roof of the fowl-house and went in and stole five fowls. One was put back, and Hatchman, Newton, Lyons, and Clack carried away one each. Two of them were sold to a man named Conway, and two were sold to Matthew Dixon for Is , Clark receiving 6d. of the money. Last night Robert Smith, a police-constable, No. 253 K, went to the house of the Thiene, No. 1, Jould's-hill, Shad well, where Rudd was also living, and asked John Dixon what fowls he had, to which he replied, " One in the yard, which you can see." There was a pot on the fire, the interior of which sent forth very savoury fumes. Smith asked John Dixon what - there was in the pot. The prisoner answered only a little piece for supper. Smith un covered the pot, in which he found two fowls cat into pieces, boiling. The heads of the fowls were in the grate —one was the head of a gamecock, a fancy bird, the other the head of a speckled hen. Mr Ward said his master had lost two fowls answering that description. It was proved that the four boys had concealed the fowls in the cellar under a barber's shot in High-street, Shad well, before they sold them—that Rudd, Newton, and Luke Dixon had been in custody before for fowl stealing. Rudd was then con vic'ed and sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Smith produced the half-dressed pieces of two fowls taken out of Dixon's pot last night. Mr Partridge—Then you deprived them of their supper. Smith—Y.A sir, I did indeed. Mr Partridge—Very proper too. _ _ _ Ur Joseph Tuubs, a grocer in High-street, Shadwell, said ho missed a fowl on Saturday night last. Joseph Shipp, a boy, said the fowl stolen from the last witness was wild to Matthew Dixon for 6d. He gave Matthew Dixon the 6d and got the fowl back again. A Shopkeeper—l lost some fowls very recently. I believe they went into the family pot of the Dixons. Mr Partridge said that four of the boys had been stealing fowls, and old Dixon and his sons stealing with them. The evidence of Clark, the accomplice, was confirmed. He con victed all the prisoners. He sentenced Hatohman and Lyons each to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labour, Rudd to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour, Newton one month's imprisonment and hard labour, John Dixon to pay a fine of £5, or be imprisoned two months, and Matthew and Luke Dixon £3 each, or bo imprisoned for one month. WESTMINSTER. A SERIOI7B ANTICIPATION OF MURDER...-Robert Fox, a labourer, was charged with brutal violence to his wife. The complainant, who had a child in her arms, said— Last night, between six and seven o'clock, I was lying apon the floor asleep with my child in the room we occupy at 11, Rochester-buildings, when my husband woke me by kicking me. I had goae home from my work at Covent garden Market, and found him drunk lying on the bed, and thought it batter not to disturb him. When he woke me by kicking me, I ran to the door to get out, but could not, and he then held me and beat me about the head and body, and my cry of "Murder" brought persons to my assistance. I gave him into custody, and the police took me to the hospital. Mr Arnold—Was he dressed. Had he his boots on when he kicked you.? Complainant—Yes, he had. I hope you won't send him to prison, as if you do I shall be obliged to go to the workhouse, Mr Humphreys, Inspector of the B division—l fear that this will end in a serious matter somo day. The defendant has alreaiy had six months for assaulting hie wife, bat it does not appear to have had the effect of restraining him, Defendant—She cut my head open with a tumbler yes. terday. Mr Arnold—ls that so ? Complainant—l am not aware that I cut his head, but I certainly threw a glass at him, bat ho had his cap on. I had gone to fetch him from a public-house, and he there before a lot men accused me, a respectable hard-working woman, of being a common prostitute, and that irritated me, so that I threw the tumbler. James Parker, 136 13—A. man came to me and told me that a man was murdering his wife. I found her bleeding profusely, and she was so bad that she could with difficulty be got to the station. She was quite sober; he was drunk. When I took her to the hospital she was found to be covered with bruises. Mr Arnold (to defendant)—lt is quite clear to me that if some steps are not taken this will end in loss of life, and you will have to take your trial for murder. In some of your drunken fits your violence will be at tended with serious results. You will give her some mortal wound, and will be tried for your life. If one of those kicks had been on her temple she might never have recovered. I shall remand you, and I should like some inquiry was made into the character of your wife. ACTION AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY.—In the Manchester County Court an action was brought by Mr W. S. Shaw, of Hanley, against the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. The plaintiff said that he dealt in dried fish, and was in the habit of receiving consign.. merits of small flake from Fleetwood, where he had an agent named Leech, On Aug. 5 Leech forwarded to Manchester by passenger train, through the defendants, a quantity of fish, which on arrival was to be sent to witness by the London and North-Western goods train. The fish. the plaintiff alleged, should have been delivered to him on the following (Satnrda.y) morning. Ho did not, however, receive them till tho Monday, when they were in an un. marketable state. The fish cost him £2 2a 6d, and he pur posed attending a fair at Hanley, where he expected to make a profit of £ll on the sale of them. He therefore claimed £l3 2s 6d. Mr R. B. B. Cobbett, in defence, said that all diligence was used iu forwarding the goods to Man chester, whence to Hanley it was ordered by the plaintiff's agent that they should be sent by a goods train, any reason able delay in the arrival of which the plaintiff was bound by his agreement with the Company to submit to. The Judge (Mr E. Ovens) said he thought there had been some negli gence on the part of the defendants, but he also thought the plaintiff had over-stated the amount of the loss he had sus tained. He gave a verdict for the plaintiff for XI. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, LIVERPOO . L. Mrs Macready, who gave a series of readings at the Hanover. square Rooms during the past season with marked success, has been engaged by the management of the above estab lishment, and will make her first appearance in this country on the stage, in a play entitled " Marie do Me:anie," which has been revised and arranged expressly for her by the author, Westland Marston, Esq. Speech of Edwin James—His Advocacy of Democracy and Freedom. The New York Sunday Mercury remarks that at a large and enthusiastic gathering of the Demo- cracy held at Cooper Institute, Edwin James, the well known lawyer, delivered an able and eloquent address, embracing many points not treated by ore dinary political speakers. Mr James commenced by observing that he should prefer to have remained a silent though not inattentive observer of the great events now passing before them —events which involved the destiny of this country for weal or woe for countless ages. Under a moat critical conjuncture of affairs, Mr Lincoln was elected President--a title and a position far higher than the diadem which the factitious accident of birth placed upon the brow of a European monarcbur (Applause.) That lofty trust emanates from the people and reverts to them. And wa have to consider how that trust has been used, and whether for another term it is to be confided to the same hands. I read in England that the State of Illinois in the year 1860 packed 1,781,090 hogs for human consump tion, and furnished the President of the United States. (Laughter.) Upon what policy did Mr Lincoln then assume the responsible and high position conferred by the people ? The seceding States had met. On the 4th Feb., 1861, at Montgomery, they had avowed the Secession doctrine. Mr Lincoln knew the question which they had made a vital one, and in the inaugural address delivered by him on the steps of the Capitol—and one whose name is, I believe, venerated and beloved by many of the American people, who had opposed him in his candidature, stood by his side and heard those words uttered by Mr Lincoln—l mean Stephen Douglas. (Loud cheer.) Mr Lincoln stated that the accession of a Republican Administration afforded no ground to the Southern States for apprehending any invasion of their rights. " I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exits. I believe that I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. Those who nominated and elected me know this. I have made many similar declarations, and I will never recant them l" (Sensation.) That declaration was made in the face of the country and the whole civilised world. It was made with the know leige of the principle which the Confederate and seceding States Lad avowed to be their policy and the basis upon Which they grounded their right—erroneously and I think wickedly —to shatter into fragments this glorious Union. (Cheers.) Has this solemn avowal which Mr Lincoln then deemed to be the great and constitutional policy of thin country been adhered to. (Cries of and cheers.) Why the echo of his words had scarcely died away upon the breeze betuiv ho violated it. (Loud cheere.) No., as this is the first time I have had the honour of stating my political opinions in this country, I wtsh to be distinctly understood upon the question of slavery. Every instinct of my nature, and in every position that it has been my lot to occupy, and ev er y . aspiration that I have. have led me to advocate the social, the political, and the religious freedom of my fellow man I I know the diffi culties of this question. I have carefully studied its history. have read of the efforts of statesmen of this country for conciliation and compromise. One man, whose name should be venerated in every assemblage of American gentlemen, and r6ceived with the honour due to it, an orator, a patriot, and a statesman, by the side of whose giant intellect the pretended statesmen who now "strut and fret their hour upon the stage" are dwarfs and pigmies —Henry Clay— (tremendous cheering)—had denounced the agitation upon this question, and told the Abolitionists, upon the floor of the Senate, that their infatuated policy, if pursued, would inevitably destroy the Union. (Cheering.) And it is fast doing so. (Cheers.) I am, said the speaker, for the emancipation of the slave. It is a deep stain upon the escutcheon of this great country that a man, woman, or child, should be sold like a chattel to the highest bidder. (Cheers.) lam for gradual emancipation—but not for prostituting a war commenced for a just and righteous cause to the mere purposes of immediate and violent abo lition. (Cheers.) Why, slavery is a legacy that England left you. (Cheers.) When many of the then colonies o. this country were struggling to annihilate the system, the Lord Chancellor of England supported it as legal and just, and opposed the emancipation of the negro as a dangerous constitutional innovation. Mt narchs of England were at the head of companies for importing slaves into America, and England stipulated by treaties for the same privilege. As an institution,slavery is guaranteed by your constitution. The right is further confirmed by the Constitution, because the electoral qualification of voting for three-fifths of the slaves is given. I do not justify this, but I find it so. Slavery is not merely, therefore, a domestic institution of the South; but a right of property exists by reason of the possession of and property in slaves. In the North the franchise is only a personal right—in the South a pro perty qualification is expressly created, (Cheers.) I have seldom seen this argument alluded to, but upon the proper construction of the Constitution, it seems to me incon- trovertible that, without a violation of the Constitution, it cannot be abolished by force of war. (Cheering.) Amend the Constitution in this respect—and I hope and believe that public opinion would justify such an amendment as would lead to the gradual emancipation of the slave; but, as the question now stands, Massachusetts has no more right to prosecute the war for the abolition of slavery than sho would have to invade a State and propound to such State some dogma of controversial theology. (Loud cheers.) What said another of your statesmen upon this question— an accomplished scholar, and ono of the greatest parliamen tary debaters in the annals of any country's history—one who knew all the bearings of this question, who appre ciated the dangerous results of its agitationthe Senator of Massachusetts, Daniel Webster. (Loud cheers.) On the sth of October, 1840, he thus declared : "I repeat it—proclaim it on the wings of all the winds— tell it to all your friends—tell it, I say— that standing here in the Capitol of Virginia, beneath an October sun, in the midst of this asse.nblage, before the entire country, and upon all the responsibility which belongs to me—l say that there is no power, direct or indirect, in Congress or the ge nera Government, to interfere in the slightest degree with the institutions of the South." Mr James, after some further argument upon this topic, and after showing that this war to crush a rebellion had been degraded into a crusade for abolition, and was now to be inaugurated as the blood - stained carnival of fanaticism, that its policy destroyed all hope of reconciliation, then resumed upon the question of extermination and subjuga tion. Subjugation I Those who use the word do not know its import. Subjugate millions of American people! men with the same impulses, the same courage as ourselves ! Is Poland subjugated ? The despot of Russia has annihilated their language, made war upon the intellect of Poland, devastated their country, but can never subjugate the spirit of that people! Is Ireland subjugated ? No I— (Loud cheers.) ".e'en in her ashes live her wonted fires." Is Venetia subjugated ? No ! She lies weeping and pros trate at the feet of the Austrian despot, but her spirit is not subjugated. (Cheers.) His rickety throne slumbers upon the embers of a volcano. Mr James then alluded to the various acts of the violation of the written Constitution by Mr Lincoln, and in powerful language described them. The bell of Mr Seward tolled the knell of American liberty. (Loud cheering.) What, then, is the alternative? The _ _ _ banner of Mr Lincoln bears aloft " Abolition at all haz irds 1" The banner of George Banton M'Clellan has inscribed upon it," The Union at all hazards"—(tremendous cheering)—and 1 would fbllow that. The one party desires to destroy the Republic, in order to bury slavery beneath its ruins ; the other party desires to erect that hideous institu- tion upon its ruins. (Cheering.) I oppose both as equally destructive to the Unioa. (Cheers.) lam for peace, but not for peace at the price of national dishonour. Mr James then alluded to the past history of the country, and concluded: Are there no historio associations to bind these warring elements in some bonds of unity and friendship ? Can Massachusetts forget how the princely colony of Virginia stood by her side in th 6 great struggle of resisting the tyranny of England P (Cheers.) Can she forget the hour when a rude, uncouth lad, whose appearance forbade his being listened to, by his wonderful elegance roused the slumbering energies of Virginia and enlisted that colony to her aid. (Cheers.) When that great patriot, Patrick Henry—(loud cheering)—thundered out the words, "There is no retreat for n 3; it is slavery or resistance," words which vibrated through every American heart, and struck terror at the Court of St. James' ? (Cheers.) Is all hope of conciliation gone? Is the war to be conducted with a hatred and insensate bitterness that is a disgrace to civilisation ! I trust not. I hope for some ray of returning reason, but I can see it only by the election of Gen. M'Clellan. (Cheers.) The future is dark indeed, but let us fervently hope that a different policy may effect dif- ferent results, and bring back to this great country substan tial peace, happiness, and prosperity, and to her statesmen who accomplished its imperishable renown. (Cheers.) The audience rose and gave three rounds of cheers for Edwin James. MR NEWDEGATE AT RUGBY.—The annual dinner of the Rugby and Dunchuroh Conservative Associa tion took place yesterday, and was presided over by the Earl of Dalkeith. Among the guests were Mr Newdegate, M.P., end Mr Bromley, the Conservative candidate to supply the place of the late Mr Spconer. In reply to the toast of the "Members for North Warwickshire," Mr Newdegate spoke at some length concerning his course of par iementwy action during the session, the condition of parties in the House of Commons, and general political topics, concluding with the expression of a hope that, at the next election, the country would ratify the trust which the electors had now given him during 20 years, in which case he should consider it a privilege still to exert himself independently in defence of the great principles of the constitution. THE &LW RIDE IN ST. JAMES'S-PAIIN.—The new ride, some time since planned by the Right Ron. W, Cowper, M.P., the First Commissioner ofWorks, is rapidly approaching completion, end will be ready for use by the commencement of the London season. It extends the whole length of Eirdcage walk, from Storey's -gate at the eastern end to Buckingham -gate at the western end. The railings of the enclosure have been placed several fcet back, and sufficient space taken from the enclosed ground without at all interfering with the width of the carriage road in Bird cage-walk. In order that the new ride may be entirely free from interruptions, the unsightly lodge opposite Queen's-square gate has been removed. The new marble fountain will stand by the side of the ride. SHARE MARKETS,—This day. Share; Railways. Paid., ORDINARY SHARES AND STOoKS. Closing Business Price. done. t 3.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val.' all iiiythe and Tyne. i 100 Bristol and Exeter 1 10u Caledonian ........., 10.) Cork and Bandon CI Cornwall all gets no div, an Do. B Do A 1 A tillfip c.p an.has! been paid to B.' all Dublin & Belfast Junc.l all Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. , all Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 Glasg. and S. Western. 100 GreatEitstern, Ord. at; 100 Ditto ', stock r 100 Ditto East Anglian a 100 GreatNorthot Scotian i r 100 Great Northern 1 100 Do A stock 1 100 ' Do Bdo Gt. S. an iW. of InfAar. I 100 Great Westerr,Original 100 Do Str Val gua. cito,;s 100 Do. South Wales ... Do. Nest Mid. -_Oxlord Do Newport Do Hereford ( Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Black wall Lon., Brignt.,& S. Coast, Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western! Alan., Shef., & Lincoln., Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland 1)0 Birming. & Derby iid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kert, North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwlok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling Do do 1858-58 Do do Isou-61 North London Do New .. Do New, 1864 North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoot Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern :Staines, Wok.,andWok Taff Vale.. . Do C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny, West Cornwall W. Rartlepoolliar.&R , IkIBER. Monmouth Manchester Autumn 22 Newmarket lst October 26 'OBEIt I .Newmarket Houghton.. 23 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIY , RCE. (13tfore the Judge Ordinary.) POOLE V. POOLE. This was a suit for dissolution of marriage, instituted by the wife, the well known vocelist, against her husband, an instrumentalist. Mr John E. Rouse said h© was a singer and musician, now engaged at Her Majesty's Theatre. He was acquainted with Mr and Mrs Poole. He had known Mr Poole for some years previous to marriage. The lady's maiden name was Saunders. He saw them for a few weeks after their mar riage, which took place at St. Hilliers, in Jersey. Poole was at that time the leader of an orchestra. He did not visit them much after marriage. The photograph produced was that of Mr Poole. Laura Winfred Poole, the petitioner, said my maiden name was Saunders. After our marriage we went to spend the honeymoon at my husband's mother's. We afterwaids went to Norwich, and ultimately kept a house in Canal street, Birmingham, and afterwards in Belmont-row. I don't know how many children I have now, as I have been told so many falsehoods about their deaths. I believe I have, at this time, four alive. I have borne my husband six. The children were not taken from me, but being a bird of passage, and remaining in no place for a long time, I took my children to his mother's, and afterwards I used to be told peculiar things clout them. About a month after marriage I began to suspect something, but, as I was doat ingly fond of the man, I hoped I might be able to secure his happiness at home. He, however, began to threaten at this time. At Norwich, while 1 was engaged to play Columbine, he gave me a black eye The Judge—What did he do to you ? Witness—He struck me. The Judge—Did you strike him first ? (Laughter.) Witness—Oh dear, no. lily husband has not used other violence towards me. Dr Spinks—Nothing else ? Witness—Well, he has knocked my head against the wall. The violence was occasioned in consequence of my not being able to study my part. It was from Shakapere, who is very difficult to study. I told him I would rather loose a night's salary than make a stupid of myself. He said I was lazy, and struck me. I was unable to attend to business for three days. The next act of cruelty took place at Yarmouth. He gave me a black eye. This was before we took our house in Birmingham. Ho usually committed violence in bed. lie used to kick n..e out of it. The Judge—What for ? Witness—Because I need to remonstrate with him spend ing so much of his salary. He only came home for about eight or nine days after our marriage about nine or ten in the morning. The Judge—What time used he to get up ? Witness—About two in the afternoon, (Laughter.) He always spent nearly all his salary ; and whenever I made any remark ho said he should not work either for me or my kids. lie afterwards quarrelled because I refused to sing at concert halts. I preferred thea tres. I have, however, since that been singing at music halls in Portsmouth and Southampton. I think 1 was in Sunderland about this time last year. On one occa sion, on my returning from an engagement to my home in Belmont-row, I found the whole of the furniture had been sold off and my husband gone, I met a professional lady after this, and she told me she had met my husband with Madame Alford at Glasgow, although he had loft word for me to address my latters to him in London. I received one letter from my husband, in which he stated he had now got a perfect lady. I felt disguested, and I have never seen him since. Several other witnesses corroborated the evidence of the petitioner. The case was not concluded when we went to preen. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. —,— Market quiet but steady. Sales probably 9,000 bales. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL DINNER.— the Duke of Cambridge has kindly consented to take the chair at the annual dinner, which will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-stroet, in the latter part of December next. THE PLAISTOW MURDER,—It is stated that, through information furnished by Mrs Warren, in whose house the murdered man Fuhrhttp resided on his first arrival in this country, some additional , evidence has been obtained in support of the prosecution against Kohl, and will he adduced before the magistrates at Ilford to-morrow, Saturday. The witnesses previously examined attended at the Home-office, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, with Superintendent Howie, of the K division of metropolitan police, and had an interview with the legal gentlemen who will conduct the prosecution on the part of the Govern ment,:with the object, it is stated, of confirming the deposi tions already taken. adverse verdict of t he coroner's jury, appears to be more deeply impressed w i th the critical position in which ho is placed. The prisoner, it is stated, since the A ROMAN ALUANAcK. Among the interesting discoveries which are being daily made at Pompeii that of a Roman almanack deserves particularly to be re corded. It is engraved On a white marble slab found in the vicinity of the Isis gate, and contains the indication of the months arranged by threes in vertical columns. Each religion column is bead e d with the sign of the zodiac pertaining to the month it co n t a i ns, and curious indications concern. ing the agricult ure and in terspersed here a n d there. At the top of each column, the under the sign o f of the Romans are zodiac, there is the name of the month and the number of days. Next follow the r i sme, which during eight months of the year begin on the fitth day, a circumstance explaining why they were called Quihtance in those months, while in the remaining their beginning on the sev enth day. The idus are not ones they received the na m e ma rked because the i nterval bet ween t h em and t h e nonce of septimanw on account of was invariably seven days. The number of diurnal and nocturnal hours is also marked on the almanac, the inte gers being expressed in common Roman figures, and the fractions by an s for semi, or by small horizontal lines for the quarters, The equinoxes and th e summer so l st i ce are also marked, while opposite to th e winter solstice there are the words Itiemis tnittunt (the beginning of winter.) Next comes the agriouhura; chapter, in which the farmer is reminded of the chief operations to be performed each month. The religious section is not the least interest ing. It tells us which of the gods is the tutelar one of the month—it also gives us the principal religious fee tivals, and advises the farmer, it he would have a good harvest, not to neglect the worship of the protecting divinities. At the top of the marble slab Apollo is seen driving the car of the sun, and at the bottom Ceres is seen reaping a field. From all this information put into the almanack, it was evidently intended for the lure' popula tion. It has now b. , en placed in the Museum of Naples.-- Galignani's Messeiwer, SAD TERMINATION TO THE SWISS POISONING CASE —Dr. Demme, who, as well as Madame Trumpy, was recently acquitted of the charge of poisoning his friend M. Trumpy, after a long trial at Berne, disappeared about a fortnight,eince, and it has now be,n discovered that he and his bride, Flora Trumpy, the wife, has become hope lessly insane. Some formal obstacles were opposed to the union of the bethrothed, and without the knowlege of relatives, they proceeded to Freiburg, and thence to Ouchy on the Lake of Geneva, in Which, after much search, their bodies have now been found. The unfortunate doctor and his young bride appear to have undertaken the jowney without pecuniary resources, and indeed it would seem from the worn condition of the young lady's boots, that she and the doctor had walked some distance. The town of Beirno and the whole of Switzerland deeply d ep l ore th i s me l anc h o ly termination of the proceedings whi c h have so deep l y inte rested all classes of the country f or a long t i me past. Th e Demme family have issued the following notification of the calamity :—" Friends and enemies will receive the startling intelligenoe that, according to a farewell letter, Dr. Herr mann Demme and his bride Flora, united in faithful love, have sought and found a common grave in the depths of the Lake of Geneva. May enmity be struck dumb at this grave, but rosy love offer silent sympathy wits our sorrow," , LONIAL GOITER. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Do. do. 1883.... ; p.o.Ja otJ ui . 1877-84 ............... 1)0. ei p. c. Feb. Aug Do. 6 p. a. Mar.& Sept Do. 6 p. o. Jau.Ecluly. Do. 6 inscribed stoci ;ape G.Hopc, 6 p c,187: Do.Ap & Oct 188(0 Do. 18th )o. Jan. & July. 1891.. I :epon, Noy.lB6i, 6 p 4 00. 1878, do. lam itias 6 p.cent.lB73 Do. 18781 Do. 1882 natal Gov. 6 per cont.. V.B.Gov.6p.c.da.&Jul) V. S.W. Gov. 5 p c., Do. 5 p. c.,1 8 / 1 to lfi Do. d0.,1888 upwd, lew Zealand 6 p cent nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 . 2ueensland Gcv. 6 p. i.Aus Gov. 6 p.e.lt 68- Do. 127.3 & 'pward V ic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..ltJ al) Do. lo 6 0.0. An.tkOot. I 100 100 100 100 100 100 1071 I 'T SECURITIES, 98 102 08 1 0 98 100 90 frZ 88 92 100 106 105 107 106 108 108 110 102 105 U 9 112 103 106 105 108 tO7 110 t(.6 105 96 00 97 99 95 97 94 96 103 106 X)0 102 03 08 108 951 5 104 107 1(8 BRUISH MINES. 2 ;ambrian Consol. Gold I # Chiverton 3 6 7 7 Artda,,gantated —3) 32 )eveu (1. Cons. (Tavist r 680 600 Drakewal!s.. asst Bassett (Illogan) 4. 50 62 East Caradon ..... 1.14. , 18 20 Et Carn 8rea....... 3.4. 0 61 7 East Grenville --East Lovell .. .. 2.13.6. 12 23 kriltussel (Tavistk. 41 44 3sm,tsSt.Aubyn(Gwen GO, 6 8 4 Great Laxey, all 154 16; .Irest South. Tolg - us... 17s It 2 T. Wheal Vor(Lteleton 40 33 35 Irenville.. • 7B. '. 54 6 .1 ercAl's-Foot a.l3 35 37 I ingston Downs 4.18.1 444 wlargaret (Cny Lelanl 7 9 larke Valley.. 4 , iyntiv Iron Oro (Lim 2,4 19 13 0 N:ew Setun 214 tO 70 lorth Downs 3 4 1 4 North Roskear.. 294 17 19 h'i Basset(lllo4af 3.1..6 14 2 orth Wheal Crotty . 2.8 0 24 21 Prosper 34 3 1 'I - evidence( Uny Lelnt. 10 6.7 34 36 iouthCaradon(St.Clec , 14 520 540 • :.Wheal Fran. (Mogan , P 3.18.1 33 36 itray Park Lin Croft •,l 15 16 West BP iset (Illogan).. 14 8 9 .V Cr radon (Liskearo 0 5 6 West Chiverton West Seton .... tit 210 220 ~ Vheal Basset (Mogan 54 90 43 Wheal 1! aller(Redrutl., 10 12 14 WhealLitcleott - 1 14 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 15 17 Wheal Beton . 58. 200 205 vThealTrelawney (Lis. 7 19 21 .Vheal Union 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 113 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 44 per cent.:red., 98i S. York. and River Dun, 4 per cent. gu9.., 102 • PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &0., 4 per cent., 186'.. — Ditto, new 11 per cent., 1863, 108 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 21f Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 104 Ban Paulo (lim.),lgua. 7 per cent., 11} Ditto (all), 181 West Flanders, 5j per cent. pf., 91 101.1,EIGN MINES, Alamillos, limited, BANKS. Agra and Masterman's (lim.). 1361 6 Alliance (tun.). SS 71 Australasia, 11 Bank of London. 155] 6 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 11/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 361 I I Chartered Nler. of India, London, and China, 62 City, 1 7 8 Consolidated Bank, lim., 111 Hindustan, China, and Japan (11m.), 31; Imperial Bank (lint.). 353 1 Ditto, issued at 4 pm., 2sl Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 5 - 1 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lint, 4; London and County, 79 London Joint Stock, 43 Ditto, new, issued at 30 pm., 26; London and 11 estminster, 972 Merchant Bank, lint., 211 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 41 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 111 101 Union of Ireland, lim., 19/ DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 73 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 3} Ceylon Company, 114 City 0111cf.s, lim., Contract corporation, lira., lg . 2 Credit Foucier and Alobitia of England, 81 a Ditto (.C2), 51 Crystal I'alace, is per cent. perpet I. deb., 113 Discount Corporation, 141 Ebbw Vale, 4 Stif Electric Telegraph, ltdl Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 7 Hudson's Bay, 17 16; Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., 11M., Sri . 1 International Financial Z.: ociety, lim., 7 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 841 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 7} 7 London Financial Association. Dm., ' 5 London Mercantile Discount, lim., Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lira, 2 rational Discount Company, lim., 15i National Financial, lint., t7T BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 24, 2 Pm. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of f:Li fs , count from 7 to 6 per cent. The rate for commercial bills is 7 per cent,. Railway and other Companies. MIDLAND. This company bee given notice of intended app t ication tek Parliament in the ensuing sttssion for additional powers to make new railways and works. A railway from Breedon on-the-Hill *o Ashby-d3-la-Zouch a railway from Long Eaton to Weston-upon-Trent— a:-ailway from Heage to th e Erewseh Valley line, near the Codnor-park station—a rail way from Al:reton to Codnor-park--a railway from Ripley to Partridge —a railway from the Manchester, Sin ffi-Id, and Lincolnshire at Ardwick h Watson-street, Manchester—a railway in Lenton—a railway from Kellam to Newark. upon-Trent —a railway from Iron Acton to Frampton Cot terell—a railway from Morton to Pilsey— from Morton to North Wirgfield, and from Spondon to Derby. A railway in the parish ut St. Pancras to the goods station of the Midland, near King's - cross —railway s to Guild-street, and. oleo to High-street, Barton-on -Trent—a branch from tne Tewkesbury and Malvern line at Groat Malvern —also three branches at Staveley. To empower the company to make a new roa lin Hendon from Sheer Hall-lane to the Edgware rord—aleo a rord from Clitt er h ouge Farm, Hendon, +o Child's Hill-lane, and to discontFnue other roads. To alt r and improve streets and roads in Manchester and Bradford, and to purchase lands and houses in Manchester, Tardebigg, Stoke Prior, Holbeck, North Wingfield, Heage, Swinton, Burton-uk.on -Trent, Eek'ngton, King's Not ton, Bristol, Leicrater, St. Pancras, London, and Hendon. To empower the company and the London and North Western Company to catty into effect eg - reemen's with reference to the work.- , ing end use of the Lancas'er and Carlisle Railway, includ ing the Lance ter end Preston Junction and the Kendal and Windermere Railway. To contribute towards and hold shares in the East Gloucestershire Railway, and to raise futtb.ar capilel. In enother nolce the company propose to apply for rower to make railways from Mansfield to South well and from Mansfield to Worksop, w.th a branch to Staveley. To make some deviations in the NoL4lngbam and Mansfield line, to abandon pot tions not required,and braise' a further awn of money. Also notice to apply for power to make a railway from the company's Barnsley branch at Batoaley to Kirkburton; and to authorise the company to raise an additional sum of money for that purpose. EAST INDIAN IRRIGATION AND CANAL. The directors of this company state in their report that it is only a little an'ro then iwo years since the pre fessloual survey end examination of the extensive country secured for the operations of the company were commenced, and that the time actually occupied in the construction of por tions of the scheme of works deter mined upon is about 12 months, the amount of work executed being exceedingly satisfactory and highly creditable to all the officers em ployed. At the commencement of the year measures were adopted to confine executive operations of the anicuts and head works upon the Mabanuddy river and its branches at and near to Cuttack ; the canal from the Hooghly river to Midnapore, of (which the unfinished Oolaberiah canal miles in length), purchased from the Government of India, when completed and improved, will form the first section ; the tidal canal from Tumlook, on the Reopnera'n river, to Belasore, which, by means of the Oolaberiah canal, will be connected with the Hooghly and Calcutta, and a canal from the Mahanuddy to the Brahmany Ever, being the first portion of the intended high level canal between Cut tack and Calcutta. On the 9th of June last the Oolaberiah canal was again opened for use, and will, henceforth, it is believed, remain permanently available for traffic. The Barka Nulls canal about nine miles in length, which was given over by the Gover n ment free of cost, end which when improved in capacity and rendered navigable at all times by the addition of locks, will form the first section of the tidal canal between Tumlook and Balesore, was opened in March, 1863, for the through passage of boats during high tide, and has since remained so open, though its facilities for use, even during those ;peEods, have been from Ha imperfect state, of a limited character. The total of the net receipts of the company on account of these two short and imperfect canals amounted, on the 30th of September last, to £l,62r—a result which the report states must be considered highly eatisfactory, and sufficient to warrant en estimate of a largely profitable return upon their nit "re cost when the intended improvements shalt b e exe ., cut,d, and 10.70 to justity an anticipation that the longer lines of cammu,ication of which these ere to form the com mencement wi'l bs squally productive. The sum of £412,508 h rd been received on account of capital, and the expenditure in England end remit'ances to India amount to £354,003, leaving a balance in Er:eland of £58,605, of which £lO,OOO had since been forwarded to India. ROYAL SARDINIAN. Letters aora Otistaao state that the first scd ct the main Ina waituTned by the sub-prefect on Sunday morning last, n presence of all the civil and military awhorities of Otis- -- Lew. In the evening there was a general illumination of the city and g:eat rejoicing in consequence. Metropolitan Music Hall, Edgware Road. We have pleasure in drawing attention to this now deservedly popular place of amusement. For months past extensive improvements have been going on, which havo only just been brought to a conclusion. Our visit the other evening enables us to speak not of what the directors in tend to do, but what they have fully and satisfactorily ac. complished. They certainly have worked out their con eeptiors in a manner that cannot - fail to attract public attention. The hall and its approaches have been corn• pletely remodelled—a billiard and bowling alley added, whilst the artistes employed are numerous and decidedly well seleeed. The comic department certainly predomi nates. Miss Lizzy Florence is a very clever and humorous vocalist, and Mr Vance, in his song the " Ticket of Leave," is laughter-moving in the highest degree. One could hardly repress the thought that he must have "done" his 14 years so perfect. Mr Lingard is an able pantomimist, and the Messrs. Cu& are exceedingly droll in their coolie duets. Mr Davis does all sorts of odd things while in the position known as "standing on one's head"—not on the stage, bu' on the top of a bottle. While in this position he sings, pours out a glass of wine, smokes a cigar, beats a drum, &e , with as much ease as if in the ordinary position. The most exciting part of the performance, however, is that of Herr Rossach, All sensible people must be convinced by this time that the Davenport Brothers' rope business is nothing more than a clever trick. On the evening of cur visit a knot of gentlemen were earnestly discussing the pos sibility of so tying Herr Roasach that he could nut release himself within the allotted five minutes. Mr (Meanie, of the Edgware-road, loudly affinoed that he could so tie him, and set about his task with considerable ingenuity. Whe n he had hound the professor hand and foot he was placed in a small cabinet and the door closed, but scarcely had this been done when from a small hole in the cabinet out came a bundle of knotted cord, and the professor himself appeared at the door perfectly free with a globe of fish in each hand. Mr G. took his defeat in good part, simply requesting to be allowed on a future evening to try his hand again at bind ing the professor. The request of course was granted, and to night he is again to try whether he can improve upon his first experiment. A great deal of curiosity exists in the neighbourhood of the hall with respect to Mr Glennie's second attempt. Bank of England Return,--Last Evening. An Account, purstralt to the Act 7th and Bth Victorir, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 23d day of Nov. 1861: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. ,lotes issued .........£26.054,240 Government Debt £11,015,1(6 Other Securities .. 3.634,v0 G old Coin & Bullion 13,404,240 Silver Bullion .... £28,054,2401 BANKING D £28,054,210 I'loprietOrs' Capi tal X 14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in eluding Exche quer, Ravings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAii flinty) c 10,374,1,42 Other Securities 18,7,3,107 Notes tiold n and Silver 720,t54 Col counts) V 5,51/4EOO Other Deposits..., 4 ,458,521 Seven Day and other Bills 555,712 £^8,301,188 £36,304 1 SS "TILLER, Chief Cashier. Nov. 24, 1864. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton....... Dec.l9. via Marseilles'......... Dec. 13, Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet........ Dec. 5. Cape of Good Hope, A scension, and St. H e l ena.. Nov. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton.Dee. 6 via Marseilles ...Nov. 27. Falkland Islands India (Calcutta), and C e yl on, ......... - - - - Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov. 26 via Southampton.. Dee. 2 . via Mai eeilies .... No v, '27 India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Nov. '26, via Marseilles Dec. 6. Portuga 1.... Malta, Egypt, aud'Aden, via Southampton via Marseilles Nov, 26 Newfoundland ..Nov. 23 Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit : packet.... Nov. 23 by U.S. packet.,,. by Canadian packet. Nov. 25. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffa Dec. 11. West Indies and Pacific .. ..Nov. 23. Bahamas (via New York) Deo. 15. Bermuda (ditto) Nov. 23. Cuba and Mexico MINING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.--Up Wards of 150 persons, consisting of miners and their families, have this week left Cornwall to work on the extensive copper mines in South Australia. Ths whole of the party received free or assisted passages under the Government s; stew of etili• &ration to Adelaide, 11 l ~~ ~g p